#842DAB#842DAB

#842DAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.195 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#842DAB
RGB	rgb(132, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.34, 56.17, -50.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.34, 75.61, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% 0.1333 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.195 313)
XYZ	xyz(17.8035, 9.7231, 39.4591)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#842DAB #54AB2D

analogous

#452DAB #842DAB #AB2D93

triadic

#842DAB #AB842D #2DAB84

tetradic

#842DAB #AB452D #54AB2D #2D93AB

square

#842DAB #AB452D #54AB2D #2D93AB

split-complementary

#842DAB #93AB2D #2DAB45

monochromatic

#39144A #5F207B #842DAB #A447CE #BC77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#842DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#842DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #842DAB

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##842DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##842DAB	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80496A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #842dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.195 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac6fc5',
    500: '#842dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #842dab;
$custom-light: #ac6fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#842dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.429,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4848,
    "c": 0.19549,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.09723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#842DAB

secondary

#8AC371

accent

#E24676

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #842DAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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